The big sales event in the Xujiahui commercial circle is scheduled for the coming Thursday. So instead of closing down around 11pm, the Metro Line No. 1 Xujiahui station will remain in operation until 12:10am on Friday in order to help more of the midnight shoppers get back home.
For the first time since Shanghai's Metro system went into operation in 1995, the closing hours for Metro Line 1 are being extended by about an hour May Day sales and a mammoth prize giveaway in the Xujiahui shopping malls.
Trains will run through the station at 15-minute intervals during the extra hour of service.
The closing hours of Metro Line No. 1 are being extended mainly because many people had trouble getting back home after being attracted to the Xujiahui shopping malls by deep discounts on holiday seasons when stores also stayed open until midnight. Those missing the last Metro train had to fight for taxis.
It is a good news for the midnight bargain shoppers in Shanghai.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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